Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Rameshwar Dudi today moved a Breach of Privilege motion against Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore and Deputy Chief Whip Madan Rathore for levelling personal allegations against him and not letting him speak on the issue despite being allowed by the speaker.
Dudi's motion was accepted and referred to the Privilege Committee by Speaker Kailash Meghwal, who also did not allow the ministers to have further discussion on the matter, saying it was his ruling and members must obey.
Noisy scenes were witnessed in the House when Dudi accused the minister and the deputy chief whip of levelling personal allegations of being involved in betting against him. Dudi said that they did not let him to speak on the matter in the House despite permission from the Chair and called it a breach of privilege.
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Dudi said he was moving the motion with support from 10 MLAs. The motion was accepted and referred to the panel of the House.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rajendra Rathore wanted to speak but he was not allowed by the speaker, who said no further discussion on the matter would take place.
However, the uproar continued in the House.
Rajendra Rathore and Madan Rathore demanded permission to table the video in question.
Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria also said the video should be examined by FSL in order to make it clear whether any tempering had been done with it.
As the ruling party legislators continued with their demand of an FSL probe in the matter, Speaker Meghwal intervened and cited rules that the Chair could accept a privilege motion moved by any member for probe.
Rajendra Rathore requested the speaker to announce an FSL probe also, which was not accepted. Following this, Rathore asked Dudi to revoke the motion or else he would have to repent.
The speaker took serious note of the apparent threat to the leader of opposition in the House by the state parliamentary affairs minister.
Amid exchange of sharp barbs between both ruling and opposition legislators, the speaker adjourned the House for one hour.
When the House reassembled, Deputy Speaker Rao Rajendra Singh took up the listed business.
Later, the state parliamentary affairs minister demanded permission to table the CD/pen drive containing the video of Dudi.
Opposing this, Congress Whip Govind Singh Dotasara said the speaker had already given his ruling that no further discussion should be taken up in the matter.
After hearing both sides, the deputy speaker later allowed the minister to table the video in the House.
Minister Rajendra Rathore and the deputy chief whip had on last Friday accused Dudi of being involved in betting(satta) while referring to the video.
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